Dictador XO Insolent

nose: coffee, liquorice, anise
mouth: coffee, toffee, liquorice, anise, vanilla
aftertaste: liquorice
maybe good if you re a sambuca drinker ...
so the complicated procedure they do with used jerez (spain) barrels emptied, burnt and refilled with rum, is totally futile if this is the result !
too much liquorice for me, i prefer the 20 YO to this

This is a magnificent rum. I have heard bad things about spanish rums and on solera aging, but this fabulous beauty right there, does them all justice! Strong kick, sweet with moderation, very balanced, welcome burn and great coffee tones! This stuff is addictive as hell, feels exactly like a liquid dessert in a bottle! I would prefer it over El Dorado, anytime. Love at first sight or rather, first sip!

typical dictador, i find it sweet full of flavour and the bite required

Both rums come from Colombia and are bottled at 40% ABV.
Insolent: Virgin sugar cane honey was used for production and the spirit was then stored for up to 25 years in bourbon and then port wine barrels using the solera system.
Perpetual: Virgin sugar cane honey was used for the production and the spirit was then stored for up to 25 years in bourbon barrels and then sherry casks using the solera system.

Bottle: Insolent is in a silver shade, Perpetual in a gold shade. The packaging design varies slightly, so more variations are possible to find. The bottle is packaged in an opening cardboard box.
Colour: Dark Amber (both variants).

Nose: Insolent: Beautifully sweet, varied and incredibly harmonious. Honey, caramel, fruit (cherry), walnut, vanilla and oak wood. It doesn't sting at all on the nose.
Perpetual: Pleasant sweet and woody, molasses, vanilla, sherry, caramel and baked apples.

Flavour: Insolent: More intense, but not pungent. It is pleasantly sweet. As with every Dictador, walnuts dominate the taste, followed by caramel, cherries and quite a lot of wood.
Perpetual: Oddly strong, rather drier and a bit more pungent. Similar to a slightly sweeter whisky. The palate is quite woody, caramel-vanilla with dried red fruit flavours. It mellows out over time and becomes slightly sweeter.

Finish: Insolent (medium-long), Perpetual (long).

Summary: These are both rums with a classic 'dictador' taste, but they are much more refined in flavour compared to the 12 and 20 year old versions. The aroma is slightly more interesting than the taste, but these are both superior rums. I personally found the Insolent to be a better fit in terms of profile.

Overall rating: Perpetual (9/10), Insolent (8/10)

Ez bizony toptenes, nincs és nem is lehet benne rosszat találni

En god og behagelig rund smag. Dejlig rom uden at være imponerende.

RO: cele 2 romuri de serie supreme de la Dictador le am incercat din monstre de 50 ml si le am pus alaturi de ultimul pahar din sticla mea de dictador 20 pastrata special pentru acest eveniment )
din ce am observat eu baza pare a fi la fel la toate 3 diferentele tinand de finisaj

de indata ce le am desfacut mirosul ce mi a lovit narile nu a fost deloc o surpriza : cafeaua )

se simte la toate un miros dulceag care vine probabil de la fructe uscate (probabil pruna) iz ciocolatiu si inbinat cu finete de migdala , cafea si cacao , zahar brun , poate ceva vanilie , si ceva cu iz floral dulceag, care acum realizez ca era si la 20 si era fix acea nuanta pe care nu reuseam sa o disting, nici acum nu mi e clar ce e )))) dar macar am reusit sa realizez ca e un iz floral si asta mai ales datorita lui Insolent )

aromele sunt foarte bine echilibrate iar alcoolul bine integrat, cu greu inteleg de ce se spune despre dictador ca e mai aspru din punct de vedere al acoolului, poate putin mai barbatesc , dar aspru in niciun caz

revenind la insolent, este varianta in care se simte cel mai pronuntat acel iz floral si asta il face si mai dulceag . cand vorbim de impactul acestei arome atat in gust cat si in miros putem compara cu diferenta de intensitate a cafelei cand vorbim de dictador 12 fata de 20. il consider pe insolent cel mai dezechilibrat dintre cele 3 dar si cel mai deosebit tot din aceasta privinta, in schimb in postgust se simte tot acea aroma florala de data asta amara nu dulceaga ca la inceput si ma face sa l plasez ultimul intre cele 3. l as numi pe primul loc in ceea ce priveste gustul si mirosul dar ultimul in ceea ce priveste postgustul ... deci foarte greu de a da 1 castigator clar

chiar daca sunt mai bine finisate este foarte greu de spus daca aceste romuri merita sa platesti un plus de minim 50% , probabil ca nu avand in vedere ca diferentele nu sunt atat de mari, dar sunt fara discutie niste romuri superbe .

Am incercat 5 tipuri de romuri dictador pana acum si mi au placut toate, e clar ca aceasta firma stie ce face cand vorbim de romuri si recomand cu tarie )

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EN: the 2 rums of the supreme series from Dictador I tried from 50 ml samples and I put them next to the last glass of my dictator 20 bottle kept especially for this event)
from what I noticed the base seems to be the same for all 3, a subtle addition of finesse for perpetual and insolent

as soon as I opened the smell that hit my nostrils it was not a surprise at all: coffee)

all of them smell sweet that probably comes from dried fruit (probably plum) chocolate flavor and combined with fine almonds, coffee and cocoa, brown sugar, maybe some vanilla, and something with a sweet floral scent, which I now realize was in 20 to, and it was that shade that I could not distinguish, even now it is not clear to me what it is)))) but at least I managed to realize that it is a floral scent and this especially due to Insolent)

the aromas are very well balanced and the alcohol well integrated, I can hardly understand why it is said about the dictator that it is rougher in terms of alcohol, maybe a little more masculine, but harsh in no case

returning to insolent, it is the variant in which that floral scent is most pronounced and this makes it even sweeter. when we talk about the impact of this aroma both in taste and smell we can compare with the difference in coffee intensity when we talk about dictator 12 compared to 20. I consider insolent the most unbalanced of the 3 but also the most special in this regard, instead in the aftertaste it feels all that floral aroma this time bitter not sweet as at the beginning and makes me place it last among the 3. i would say is first in taste and smell but last in aftertaste ... so very hard to give 1 clear winner

even if they are better finished, it is very difficult to say if these rums are worth paying an extra 50%, probably not considering that the differences are not so big, but they are without question some superb rums.

I have tried 5 types of dictator rums so far and I liked them all, it is clear that this company knows what it does when we talk about rums and I strongly recommend Dictador rums )

I can't compare this to any of the extra Best or Masters editions with 10x and more cost. But if you consider normal price range up to $100, this is to me the good choice. I did test side by side with Perpetual and found Insolent better. Of course this is about personal preference. Aroma, color, taste, tale... all well balanced and smooth without being boring. You find all in review from Beukeboom, I have nothing more to add. What I regret is lack of transparency.

I like the 20 year dictador a bit more but this one is also an excellent one. Smooth and balanced. Very easy to swallow. Although it has no added sugar, it's pleasantly sweet.

barva : tmavší jantar
vune velmi zajímava opět čokolada
chut: velmi lehka a jemně kořeněná chut lehce čokolada
zaver : za mně jemný s lehkou sladkosti
hodnoceni 8,7
koupit ano z 70%
Alcohol 40 %